Newt Gingrich’s California Factor

abc ^ | Feb 17, 2012 3:08am | Elicia Dover

[RBStealth]

California delegate rich but electorally college poor for Republicans.

[hinckley buzzard]

I understand Newt's superpac has been replenished. This is good news for the party, and ultimately for the Nation. The contours of the democrat hate offensive against Santorum are now clear, and it is equally clear that Little Ricky is totally unprepared to deal with it. America will be needing Newt as never before. In a few weeks that will be unmistakeably clear.

[hoosiermama]

It is good news. Plus the two million from CA which was the campaigns target amount.

I agree with your post one hundred percent.

Have related it to going into an ice cream store. Tasting all the samples, then ordering a double dip of an old favorite.

[cookcounty]

"I understand Newt's superpac has been replenished. "

It's too bad SuperPac money can ONLY be spent on negative campaigning (Not allowed to actually advocate for a named candidate).

I wonder if SuperPacs could get away with advocating positions that the candidate has spoken clearly about? For a strong example, what if Cain were still in and a SuperPac was going on endlessly about how wonderful "9-9-9" is without ever actually mentioning Herman Cain by name. Would that be legal?

[Hugin]

California doesn't have an open primary, so it doesn't matter what the politics of the district as a whole are. All that matters is what the politics of the registered Republicans are in that district, no matter how few they may be. It's a mistake to believe that Pubs in a liberal area are necessarily less conservative than Pubs in a “safe” Republican district. They opposite could be true, and there are a lot fewer of them to woo for the same 3 delegates.

[Hugin]

There are certainly ways around it. I’m seeing ads from the Chamber of Commerce talking about how regulation kills jobs, then showing Rep. Dan Lungren(R) and saying “Fortunately Dan Lungren supports eliminating job killing regulation. Call Congressman Lungren, and tell him to keep fighting to help business create new jobs”.

The reason these PACS are running almost all negative ads is because they work.